Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A full-skirted dress with a tight bodice and low neck, that is either sleeveless or has short full sleeves.
  • noun A full skirt with a gathered waistband.

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  • noun A traditional Alpine women's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt

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  • noun a full skirt with a gathered waistband
  • noun a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German, short for Dirndlkleid : German dialectal Dirndl, diminutive of Dirne, girl (from Old High German diorna) + Kleid, dress.]

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From German. In the South German dialects (Bairisch), the word originally referred to a young woman or a girl.

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